Skier killed by avalanche in eastern Switzerland

A 49-year-old man was killed by an avalanche on Tuesday afternoon while skiing with his 15-year-old son in Graubünden, eastern Switzerland. The two were travelling off a marked piste in Parsonz. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Several people were travelling down a slope off-piste next to a ski lift, the cantonal police of Graubünden said on Thursday. When an avalanche broke loose, it buried the father-son duo. While the 15-year-old son was rescued from the masses of snow and taken to hospital, his father died on the avalanche field despite resuscitation attempts. There was a high avalanche risk at the time of the accident. Authorities have opened an investigation. Mountain rescuers with search dogs, several rescue crews with helicopters, and mountain railway employees were involved in the search-and-rescue work. A care team was mobilised to look after the relatives and other winter sports enthusiasts who were on site at the time of the incident. Second ...